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- Timeline of United States history (1820-1859) (8457 bytes)
1: ...United States history]] concerns events from '''[[1820]] to [[1859]]'''.
3: === [[1820s]] ===
4: ...as-1970-1820.png|thumb|U.S. territorial extent in 1820]]
5: *[[1820]] - [[Missouri Compromise]]
6: *[[1820]] - [[Land Act]]
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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first ...
131: ...lls]] and the [[Saint Anthony Falls]] (the only [[waterfall]] on the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]...
134: *[[Sir Edmund Hillary]], with [[Tenzing Norgay]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes...
177: ...Mackenzie (explorer)|Alexander Mackenzie]], (1764-1820), Scottish Western and Northern Canada to Arctic ...
191: *[[Tenzing Norgay]], with [[Sir Edmund Hillary]] was the first person to the summit of [[Mount Everes... - Jules Dumont d'Urville (2251 bytes)
1: ...[[May 23]], [[1790]] – [[May 8]], [[1842]]) was a [[France|French]] [[List of explorers|explorer...
3: ....web.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''L'Astrolabe'' making water on a floe [[February 6]], [[1838]]]]
4: ...be his most significant discovery, occurred in [[1820]] during an expedition to the [[Greek islands]]. ...
8: In [[1826]] he was sent to the Pacific, surveyed the coasts of [[Ne...
12: On his return in [[1840]], he was made [[rear admiral]]. - Susan B. Anthony (3977 bytes)
3: ...ry 15]], [[1820]] – [[March 13]], [[1906]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[civil rights]] l...
5: She was born in [[Adams, Massachusetts]], the daughter o...
7: ...de preceding the outbreak of the [[American Civil War]], she took a prominent part in the anti-[[slave...
9: ...speaker and writer. From [[1868]] to [[1870]] she was the proprietor of a weekly paper, ''[[The Revolu...
13: ...views of Susan B. Anthony. Many early feminists, aware of how the procedure endangered women's health ... - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
1: ...Karl Weierstrass]] in [[Berlin]]. In [[1881]] she was appointed professor at [[Stockholm University]],...
3: ...y, a Hungarian king in particular; in [[1858]] he was permitted to change his surname to [[Matthias Co...
5: ...[Elizaveta Fyodorovna Schubert]] (1820-1879). She was granddaughter of [[Theodor Schubert]] aka [[Fyo...
7: ...s (and thus "justifying" the enormous effort that was put into the theory).
9: ...thetique'' Sonata]], to get his attention, but he was focused on the older sister Anna and he very pro... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...came to be known as ''The Lady with the Lamp'', was the pioneer of modern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each ye...
7: ...he expected role for a woman of her status, which was to become an obedient wife.
9: ...ion as [[cooks]] or [[prostitutes]]. Nightingale was particularly concerned with the appalling condit...
13: ...r of [[Nun|Catholic sisters]] in [[Germany]], and was greatly impressed by the quality of medical care...
19: ... and they became life-long close friends. Herbert was instrumental in facilitating Nightingale's pione... - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
2: ...burn, New York]]), also known as ''Black Moses'', was an [[African-American]] [[freedom fighter]]. An ...
5: ...records of her birth. Harriet herself claimed she was born around 1825. Born Araminta Ross, she later ...
9: ...n slavery up to the free states, during the Civil War.
13: The reason for her success in her adventures was partly due to her cunning, daring and ruthlessne...
15: ...train station, she found that slave-catchers were watching the trains heading north in hopes of captur... - Brass instrument (5234 bytes)
3: ... term "brass instrument" should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether ...
32: * [[Wagner tuba]]
39: Brass instruments nowadays generally come in one of three families:
41: ... about 1795, and the [[French horn]] before about 1820. Natural instruments are still played in [[authen...
59: In the past, a fourth type was common: - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
18: ... namesake of the [[Monroe Doctrine]], although it was his [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary...
24: ...n [[1790]], an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, was elected [[United States Senate|United States Sen...
28: ...evolutionary War]] veteran to serve as president, was almost uncontested in his two elections.
30: ... Southerner, [[John C. Calhoun]], as Secretary of War, and a Northerner, [[John Quincy Adams]], as Sec...
32: Monroe's presidency was later labeled "The Era of Good Feelings", in par... - John Quincy Adams (11783 bytes)
13: | place of death=[[Washington, D.C.]]
18: ...d States|President]] of the [[United States]]. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and First La...
22: ...ected to [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in [[...
24: .... The couple named one of their sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. Pres...
26: .... House of Representatives]] in the same year. He was elected as a [[United States Federalist Party|Fe... - Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
22: ... descent]], and the only whose [[first language]] was not [[English language|English]].
25: ... farmer and popular [[tavern]]-keeper. His mother was Maria Hoes ([[February 27]], [[1747]]–[[Fe...
27: ... did not fall under his influence. In [[1803]] he was admitted to the bar and continued in active and ...
29: ...ia County]] from [[1808]] until [[1813]], when he was removed. In [[1812]] he entered the state Senate...
33: ...s a member of the Senate, until [[1819]], when he was displaced to make room for a Federalist. He had ... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...urned down several important positions. Later, he was nominated for president as a "[[dark horse]]" ca...
20: ...nfederacy]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. He died in 1869 from [[cirrhosis]].
22: ...cope with a changing America. In addition, Pierce was hounded by guilt, temptation, and just plain bad...
25: ...wo-time [[governor of New Hampshire]]. His mother was Anna Kendrick. Pierce had six older and two you...
27: ... whom he formed a lasting friendship, and [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]. He also met [[Calvin E. Stow... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
26: | '''Place of death:''' || [[Washington, D.C.]]
42: ...ail Splitter''', and the '''Great Emancipator''', was the 16th ([[1861]]–[[1865]]) [[President o...
44: ...es. These events soon led to the [[American Civil War]].
46: ... toward a common goal. He personally directed the war effort, which ultimately led the Union forces to...
48: ... the [[Emancipation Proclamation]] as a pragmatic war measure which would set the stage for the comple... - Printing press (12986 bytes)
1: ...n Gutenberg]] in the 1450s. This event has been awarded number 1 of the Top 100 Greatest Events of th...
4: ...arved for each page, printing different [[book]]s was an incredibly time consuming activity.
6: ... in China until the European style printing press was introduced in relatively recent times (thus brin...
8: ...er]] introduced into [[Europe]] from [[China]] by way of [[Muslims]], who had a paper mill in operatio...
12: ...to hand copy a Bible, with the Gutenberg press it was possible to create several hundred copies a year... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...o]]. The Canopic mouth of the [[Nile]] (now dry) was 19 [[kilometre|km]] (12 [[mile]]s) east, near th...
3: ...slamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by...
5: ... [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated in [[2001]]]]
19: ...ted). Alexander's chief architect for the project was [[Deinocrates of Rhodes]]. Ancient accounts are ...
21: ... beach which succeed in frightening the monsters away. - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
6: ... accepted sighting of the continent occurred in [[1820]] and the first verified landing in [[1821]]. A [...
39: *[[Norway]]: 44?38' E to 20?W; claimed [[1938]] as [[Dronn...
40: *[[Norway]]: [[Peter I Island]] at 68?50' S, 90?35'W, clai...
46: ...laim; claimed [[1939]]–[[1945]] as [[New Schwabenland]]
54: ...use their home country's [[time zone]], but not always; where known, a base's [[Coordinated Universal ... - Qatar (10610 bytes)
30: ...'[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - percent water
61: .... The man chosen to negotiate with Colonel Pelly was a respected entrepreneur and long-time resident...
63: ...sed during the 1950s and the British welcomed [[Kuwait]]?s declaration of independence in 1961. Seven...
65: ...rom his father Khalifa in 1995 while the old Emir was on vacation in Switzerland. Under Emir Hamad Qat...
69: ...and 1930s, Qatar's pearling industry faltered. It was the discovery of oil, beginning in the [[1940s]]... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
27: | Sir [[Howard Cooke]]
32: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water
65: ... wood and water, given to it by the original [[Arawak]] or [[Taino]] people from South America, who fi...
67: ...tons of sugar annually between 1820 - 1824, which was achieved through the massive use of imported [[A...
69: ...revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in [[1838]]. - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
2: Name = Hawaii |
3: ...te of Hawaii<br />Moku‘āina ‘o Hawai‘i |
4: Flag = Hawaii state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Hawaii]] |
6: Seal = Hawaii state seal.png | - Maine (17312 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 11,724 |
18: PCWater = 13.5 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[March 15]], [[1820]] |
36: ...f the state. The state is chilly, with moderately warm summers but very few actual hot days.
38: ...ortland, Maine|Portland]] until [[1832]], when it was moved to the more geographically central city of... - New Hampshire (23166 bytes)
17: WaterArea = 814 |
18: PCWater = 3.4 |
40: ...4 at the [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] weather observatory in the [[Presidenti...
44: ...egion; and the [[New Hampshire International Speedway]] (formerly Loudon Racetrack), home of the [[Lou...
46: [[USS New Hampshire|USS ''New Hampshire'']] was named in honor of this state.
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